The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-08-06

On the 2sth Of June 1901, he was commits
stoned q justice Of the peace, by Governor St.
Clair, and July !, Of the same year. was COM
missioned by the Governor clerk of the 'Or-
phans' Court for Fairfield County.
In May, 1903, at the first term OF the court of
common pleas under the State Government,
Hugh Boyle was appointed clerk Of the court,
and held this office by successive appointments
until 1897, when the clerkship became an elec
tive office; and in the same year-1S03-he was
appointed clerk Of the supreme court, and held
this office continuously to the date of his death
in 1S4s
He served for several years also as recorder
of the county, and In 1918 marched rs Lieuten-
ant in Captain Schofeld's company OF cavalry,
which was called to the seat Of war in that year,
but he saw no active service.
Mrs. Boyle was joined during the early part Of
her residence here by . young sister, Susan
who, in 1903, was married to General Philemon
Beecher, rising young lawyer, fresh from Con-
necticut who soon took high rank in the COM
munity as lawyer, politician and citizen-and
was for the whole course Of his active public
life, down to his retirement from Congress in
1926 the most conspicuous man In this region Of
the State.
Another sister Chalf sister, Of Mrs. Boyle ut o
later day was married to VIM. w. Irwin, OF Vir-
ginia another quite prominent member OF the
Lancaster bar, who served a term on the Su-
preme bench, and was elected to Congress for
several successive terms.
Mrs. Boyle died at Lancaster in October, 1905,
leaving two daughters, Maria and Susan. Mr..
Boyle remained wdower until 1887, when he
married Mrs. Thos Hart, the widow of one Of
the earliest settlers OF the town. His second
wife survived him several years.
Mr.. Boyle was Of medium stature, of well de-
veloped form and sound, vigorous constitution,
with temperate and absteminous habits that car
ried him through the exposures and trials of the
sickly seasons Of the infant settlement with un-
impaired faculties OF mind and body to the ripe
age ut which he found rest in 1s4s in his seven
ty-seventh year.
His daughters both survived him. Maria, the
wife of Hon. Thos. Ewing, had family of six
sons and daughters, and Susan, who was the
wife OF Samuel Denman, Esq, had q family of
sons and daughters.
Thomas Ewing was the first person bearing
the name OF Ewing to achieve national distinc-
tion in this country, illustrating by his career
the saying that 1t takes many generations to
produce one genius He has distinguished sons
living, but it is not likely that any one of them
lays claim to such massive intellect AS was
cheerfully ascribed to their father by all per-
sons OF sense who knew him socially or profess
sionally.
Other Ohio men have climbed to greater
heights and had more splendid honors awarded
them, hut it is not probable that any other cti-
zen of this State ever possessed more ability
and more character.
ihomas living was porn on the 2Sth DAY OF
December, 1859 two years after the first settle-
ment in Ohio.) His birthplace wns small
farm near West Liberty, in Ohio County, Vir-
ginia.
Prior to the revolutionary war the family of
Thomas Ewing lived near Greenwich, in Cum
berland County, N. j. George Ewing, the father
of the Ohio Senator, was born in the family
mansion at Greenwich in 1854. He was
in the New Jersey troop in the
revolutionary war, and rose to the
rank of Lieutenant. While he was In the army
he sold the property that he had inherited, on
credit, and was paid in the end in Continental
money, which was worth at that time but little
more than the paper on which it was printed,
but being legal tender he was forced to take it.
Poverty being thus thrust upon him, he turned
his face westward with many another desparing
soldier. He settled in Ohio County, Va.